博学|はくがくhakugaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectiveerudition; extensive learning
Conjugation
| Plain form | 博学（はくがく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 博学です（はくがくです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 博学ではない（はくがくではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 博学ではありません（はくがくではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 博学だった（はくがくだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 博学ではなかった（はくがくではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 博学で（はくがくで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 博学に（はくがくに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 博学なら（はくがくなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym博識はくしきNeutralAlmost interchangeable with 「博学」, but stresses the sheer breadth of knowledge — knowing a lot across many fields.
- Synonym物知りものしりNeutralColloquial word for a person who knows about everything, as in 「物知りなおじいさん」; describes people rather than learning itself.
- Related博雅はくがWrittenWritten, old-fashioned term for learning that is both broad and refined; rarely seen today.
- Antonym無学むがくNeutralAntonym: having no learning, as in 「無学な人」; the direct opposite of the learned 「博学」.
- Antonym浅学せんがくWrittenWritten term for shallow, immature learning; mostly used as humble self-reference, as in 「浅学非才」.
Use 「博学」 for broad, deep learning, as in 「博学な人」. 「博識」 is nearly interchangeable and stresses wide knowledge; colloquial 「物知り」 describes a person who knows a lot. Antonyms: 「無学」 for no learning, 「浅学」 for shallow learning used humbly.
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